Manta, Castle, Master of Manta Castle, Baronial Hall, Wall Paintings

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Reports on the state of conservation, the aesthetic reorganization and the executive technique (copies from the contribution Notes on the restoration of the frescoes in the baronial hall by P. Brambilla Barcilon), graphic and photographic documentation relating to the work carried out on the cycle of paintings that decorate the Hall inside the Castle. The photographs reveal, in particular, the state of conservation and the executive technique of the pictorial cycle.

It also contains: Analytical study of color in the frescoes of the Manta Castle, by A. Gallone (Politecnico di Milano, 04/09/1990 and 06/02/1991); relief of the room and graphic documentation of the decorative motifs of the robes of the Prodi and Heroines; n. 2 color illustrated postcards of the Castle (exterior).

Works supervision: Elena Ragusa, Giovanni Romano.

Facilitated description

The restorer Pinin Brambilla Barcilon restored the wall paintings of the Baronial Hall of the Castello della Manta in 1989-1991 under the direction of Elena Ragusa and Giovanni Romano.
The frescoes were in good condition thanks to the materials used.
During the analysis, the restorer found traces of previous restorations.
Some of these restorations worsened the vision of the fresco.
Restorer Pinin Brambilla removed the dust. 
It consolidated (make the surfaces more stable) the parts of the painting that had detached from the wall. 
He cleaned the frescoes and retouched the colors with watercolors.